My S&Ws have thumb safeties, all of which are easily removed as described above should I ever want to remove them.
I developed thumb-safety muscle memory on 1911s and even try to thumb off the non-existent thumb safeties on Glocks. Frame-mounted thumb safeties also provide a convenient thumb rest to which I am accustomed.
The safeties on the M&P line are particularly attractive because they allow administrative handling (racking the slide to load/unload the gun, etc.) of the gun while the safety is engaged. I have no statistical support, but I strongly suspect there are far more accidental/negligent discharges while handling guns than actively shooting them.
Last edited by gc70; 04-30-2024 at 11:25 PM.
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